Worldly Wiseman’s face puckered into a sour expression. “I most certainly condemn this man for his advice. There isn’t a more dangerous and troublesome way in the world to travel than the way he has told you to go. You’ll certainly learn this the hard way if you listen to his advice. In fact, by the looks of things, I’d say you’ve already experienced some of this difficulty. Isn’t that the dirt and grime of the Slough of Despond I see on you? What you don’t realize is that the slough is just the beginning of the sorrows you’ll experience if you listen to that man.
